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The Locomotive No. 1 was situated at Heighington Station.

Friends of the Stockton and Darlington Railway line are trying to raise £100k from the public in order to lever an additional £400k funding from the Lottery and the Community Grant Fund to take them to the next stage of buying the property and turning the building back into a hospitality venue, hopefully in time for the 200th anniversary of it opening as the first ever railway station in the world. It closed as a station in 1970, became a pub in 1984 which then closed in 2017, since when it's been empty.

Kathy Ludlow (March 2024)

The building has now been added to the Historic England 'At Risk' Register.

Kathy Ludlow (November 2024)

Friends of Stockton and Darlington Railey have succeeded in raising £300k, including a significant contribution from Hitachi Rail, which will open access to further funding. The "Friends" hope to restore the building to as near as possible its 1820's design for educational and heritage purposes, but to include rooms for hire for events, a cafe/bar, and overnight accommodation.

Kathy Ludlow (July 2025)

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